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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 February 2022

On Wednesday 23 February, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind16.27 GW44%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar0.92 GW2%Gas6.32 GW17%Coal1.67 GW5%Imports3.35 GW9%Nuclear4.74 GW13%36.1GW AVERAGE44%7%17%9%13%
Price
£151.23/MWh
Day average £151.23
Demand36.1GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables49%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 February 2022, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 44.7 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £151.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.19/MWh at 09:30 to £191.36/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.922.5%Wind 16.2744.2%Gas 6.3217.2%Hydro 0.812.2%Biomass 2.707.3%Nuclear 4.7412.9%Coal 1.674.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.7GW · 18:20
Low 25.9 · 04:25Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
75 Out
8
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 23 Feb

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 February 2022, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 23 Feb
Imported
75GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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